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As some of you know I have been collecting these for a while now. I just added a few more with the help of a forum member. So heres a few pictures broken out a little bit but. I think I have at least one of every model offered, but not every variation of.

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3 M60 NY-1 All AWP serial Prefix, all have silhouette stamp. A NYPD 640 and a later 640-2 38 special.



A group of 64s NY-1 varying ages and dashes. 4" Square, 4" Round, 3" Round, 2" Round.



More of the 64s with doubles and two 1946 pre 10 NYPD guns. Both have badge numbers stamped on the grip.



We cannot forget that Ruger was the other supplier during this time so, this is what the offered. In no order, GPNY, SPNY, Speed Six, Police Special,



The accumulation all at once...



As far as I know its the only collection of all the DAO NY-1 guns with some extras.

I might actually start filling in all the variations of each model as time and funds allow.

Feel free to add yours to the thread.

I know not everyone loves NYPD or DAO guns but I enjoy them and hope you will too!
 
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Very nice collection-I sold off my NY-1, 640, SPny and GPNY collection, all I was missing was the 4 inch RB NY-1 and the Mod 60 NY-1. It's nice to see a complete collection. Great guns with great history!
 
WOW! That is a mindblowing collection. Incredible work! Adopt me?

Never saw an NYPD 640, that is too cool. How do you come about that one?
 
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Congratulations, that is a very nice collection.
I look at and enjoy all the family style threads but the ones that standout, are the ones with a thyme. Yours is at the top of that list.
Thanks for sharing.
 
Thank you to everyone for the positive comments!

As for how I found many of these, well I live close to NYC so I hit up many of the LGS in the area. I travel the region for work and get around the Tri-State area. I also have friends here that keep an eye out for them and help me out when they find one or a collection of them.

I bought one or two from forum members, several from retired officers. Having a friendly gun shop in NY to do the transfers helps alot too.


Most of the time they sit locked up but its nice to take one out and shoot it, I have shot many of them but not all.

Its nice to take them out and showem off too.

Thank You!
 
Very cool collection. I have thought about doing the NYPD guns also but there are still a few S&W guns I would like to purchase before I start on that actively. I have the 640 my parents purchased it as a gift for me when I graduated the NYPD police academy and I will never give that gun up.
 
wheelgun28 said:
Thank you to everyone for the positive comments!
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wheelgun28, Do you know when NYPD made the switch from the "pencil barrel" Model 10 to the heavy barrel Model 10? If anyone else knows, please reply. I'm thinking particularly of RichCapeCod. Thanks to all in advance.
 
wheelgun28 said:
As some of you know I have been collecting these for a while now. I just added a few more with the help of a forum member. So heres a few pictures broken out a little bit but. I think I have at least one of every model offered, but not every variation of.

J Frames

3 M60 NY-1 All AWP serial Prefix, all have silhouette stamp. A NYPD 640 and a later 640-2 38 special.



A group of 64s NY-1 varying ages and dashes. 4" Square, 4" Round, 3" Round, 2" Round.



More of the 64s with doubles and two 1946 pre 10 NYPD guns. Both have badge numbers stamped on the grip.



We cannot forget that Ruger was the other supplier during this time so, this is what the offered. In no order, GPNY, SPNY, Speed Six, Police Special,



The accumulation all at once...



As far as I know its the only collection of all the DAO NY-1 guns with some extras.

I might actually start filling in all the variations of each model as time and funds allow.

Feel free to add yours to the thread.

I know not everyone loves NYPD or DAO guns but I enjoy them and hope you will too!
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Beautiful collection.
Can you tell what models these are?
 

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Can anyone identify the exact models of these two wheel guns?

Can anyone tell me what exact model the gun with the wooden grip is?
 

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Can anyone tell me what exact model the gun with the wooden grip is?
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It appears to be a model 640, a stainless DAO J frame. The one above it appears to be a model 642, with an alloy frame - the finish difference between the steel barrel/cylinder and the frame is visible in the photo.
 
When the job made the switch to semi autos in 1993, guys with revolvers were selling them for 100 bucks including the leather duty gear. Blued spurred hammer revolver guys hung on to theirs more often since a blued spurred hammer gun was kind of a status symbol, labeling you an "old timer", even if you got the last of them in 1988.

The Ruger Six duty gun was called the Police Service Six. It got replaced by the GP100 when Ruger stopped making the Six guns.

Great collection, but one only gun enthusiasts and cop collectors can appereciate. I once tried to sell my Ruger SPNY to a local shop and he offered me 20 bucks!
 
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I found one of the 60's at a local pawn shop, still debating whether or not to make the purchase, kinda wanted a 3" SA/DA, I didn't realize it's a classic.
 
I have a frosted finish SB 4" NY-1 if You decide to fill in this spot PM me.Its a 64-5 with the Serial Number stamped under the Cylinder on the Frame.
 
murphydog said:
It appears to be a model 640, a stainless DAO J frame. The one above it appears to be a model 642, with an alloy frame - the finish difference between the steel barrel/cylinder and the frame is visible in the photo.
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I purchased the 640 around 1993 while on the NYPD and was told it was called the 640 Centennial, but after reading through the forum, it appears that there are different variations of the 640.
I was also told by Smith and Wesson that the gun was not made to shoot + P ammo while the NYPD not only said the opposite but trained us and supplied us with + P.
 
Welcome! The model 640 is called a Centennial Stainless. The first ones were stamped "Tested for +P+" in the frame window but I think the lawyers heard about that and squashed it, so it is not surprising the factory stated no +P. There was an NYPD specific 640-2 and you may have purchased one of those.
 
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